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Fast food and sandwich shops in Clayton County, GA
How Clayton County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 15 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,140 of 2,222 scored counties
#104 of 114 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 221
- 193 chain locations (87%)
- Official establishments
- 245
- All limited-service restaurants · +18.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $345.8M
- On food away from home · $3,264 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.9
- 57% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 297,471
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Clayton County scores 15 (low) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #2,140 of 2,222 scored counties and #104 of 114 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 221 fast food and sandwich shops in Clayton County. Chain locations make up 87% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That is 20.9 per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
At $3,264 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Clayton County spend about $345.8M a year on food away from home. That works out to $1.6M per shop, 49% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all food away from home, which fast food and sandwich shops share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Clayton County was 245 in 2023, up 18.9% from 2019. That is one for every 432 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Clayton County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clayton County declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Clayton County compares
The same measures for Georgia and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the fast food and sandwich shops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Clayton County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.9 | 15.8 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 432 | 419 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.9% | +9.0% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,264 | $3,917 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $59,806 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 15 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 206 → 245All limited-service restaurants · +18.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,653
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $63.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 81All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 221193 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 113The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Clayton County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3. These official figures cover all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops.
Population and households in Clayton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 297,471−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 105,941
- Median age
- 34.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 142 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,110
- Median household income
- $59,806+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,514
- Median home value
- $222,300
- Jobs located here
- 139,154
- Daytime population
- 313,425Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Clayton County marked.
Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Harris County, GA | 95 | 6 | 4.6 | $9.5M | +6.8% | #3 of 2,222 |
| 2Pike County, GA | 89 | 5 | 7.4 | $5.4M | +10.5% | #24 of 2,222 |
| 3Paulding County, GA | 85 | 65 | 10.8 | $4M | +12.7% | #62 of 2,222 |
| 4Jones County, GA | 81 | 8 | 7.4 | $5M | +2.8% | #107 of 2,222 |
| 5Madison County, GA | 79 | 8 | 7.1 | $4.7M | +8.8% | #144 of 2,222 |
| 6Putnam County, GA | 79 | 12 | 11.5 | $3.3M | +7.0% | #154 of 2,222 |
| 7Monroe County, GA | 77 | 9 | 8.5 | $4.7M | +14.1% | #185 of 2,222 |
| 8Forsyth County, GA | 76 | 119 | 13.4 | $4.1M | +11.8% | #210 of 2,222 |
| 9Effingham County, GA | 76 | 28 | 11.5 | $3.5M | +14.1% | #216 of 2,222 |
| 10Lamar County, GA | 75 | 7 | 9.8 | $3.7M | +12.9% | #231 of 2,222 |
| 104Clayton County, GA | 15 | 221 | 20.9 | $1.6M | −0.6% | #2,140 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Clayton County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes32
- Sit-down restaurants36
- Fast food and sandwich shops15
- Pizza40
- Coffee shops and cafes61
- Bakeries and dessert shops52
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Clayton County, GA?
Clayton County has 221 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 193 of them (87%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 245 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 18.9% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts list 81 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Clayton County, GA spend on food away from home?
About $345.8M a year, or $3,264 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 221 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 105,941 households in Clayton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clayton County, GA compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Clayton County has 20.9 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $1.6M, 49% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Clayton County would have about 113, against 221 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 432 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Clayton County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Clayton County at 297,471 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 105,941 households. The median household income in Clayton County is $59,806 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Clayton County scores 15 for fast food and sandwich shops (low), #2,140 of 2,222 scored counties.
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